Overview:
Port of Bandar Abbas (IR) is a port city in southern Iran and the capital of Hormozgan Province. Located on the north shore of the Gulf of Hormuz, at the exit of the Persian Gulf, it is about 1,100 kilometers northwest of the capital Tehran. With a population of 351,200 (2005), it was originally a small fishing village named Gomblun. Built in 1623 by the Persian King Abbas (ie "Abbas I"), it was once an important port in the Persian Gulf. After sedimentation, shipping declined, and a new port was built in the west of the city with a maximum water depth of 12 meters. There are cotton weaving and canning factories.
Basic Information
- Port code: IRBND
- Port abbreviation: BAB
- Country: IRAN
- Latitude and longitude: 27 ° 8'0"N, 56 ° 12'0"E
- Time difference: +3:30
- Anchorage: 27-05-00N56-14-00E
- Berth draft: 10.3
- Chart number: 3599
- Port type: Seaport
- Port size: Medium
Geographical Location
Bandar Abbas, a commercial port in eastern Iran. It is located on the north shore outside the corner of the Strait of Hormuz in the southeast of the country, about 10 kilometers southwest of Abbas, where there was an old port. During the Eight-Year War between Iran and Iran in the 1980s, the original modern Iranian port on the northwestern coast of the Gulf was severely damaged. In the 1980s, a new port was built here, far away from the battlefield. The new port is built about 7.5 nautical miles west of the old port. There are 4 jetties and more than 10 berths, all of which can accommodate ships with a draft of 9.4-10.3 meters. There are 2 breakwaters extending from the east and west jetties. The two berths on the south and northeast sides of the West Pier are used for container ships, and the top of the west port pool is a ro-ro ship berth. On the southwest side of the second jetty from the west, there are 4 berths at the top for special cargo, one berth on the northeast bank is used for grain imports; 5 berths on the third jetty from the west are used for general cargo; 2 berths on the east jetty are used for bulk cargo such as ore Loading and unloading. There is also an oil tanker wharf in the east breakwater, which can berth 940,000 tons. In the east of the port and northeast of the breakwater, there are also harbor basins for coastal ships and fishing boats. There is an international airport . The sea road is 47 nautical miles south of the connection point inside and outside the Strait of Hormuz, 195 nautical miles from the Lawan Island oil port in the west, 535 nautical miles from Khomeini Port, 529 nautical miles from Kuwait City, 249 nautical miles from Qaboos Port to the southeast, and 1830 nautical miles from Colombo Port. Nautical miles.